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Clearing the fog: new tools for improving the credibility of impact claims
… capturing the complexity of factors at play in any particular policy change. We suggest that evaluations focus instead on establishing whether a clearly-defined process of … a dialogue between theory and evidence that allows us to assess our degree of confidence in ‘contribution claims’ in a transparent and …
Publication, 01 April 2016
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Voices aloud: making communication and change together (PLA 50)
… would normally prefer to ignore voices when they are calling for change. Based on our experiences of working on issues of development failures and on … - can help to reach a wider audience and frame broader debates that focus on rights, citizenship and development - and how learning together … Voices aloud: making communication and change together (PLA 50) …
Publication, 01 October 2004
Kenya: Farmers visit a crop trial site to select the best sorghum varieties for climate resilience. Most climate change adaptation is done day-to-day by farmers, pastoralists, fishers and the urban poor. (Photo: S. Kilungo, CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs must carry us beyond Paris to 2030
… of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) addresses our greatest global challenge. Without tackling climate change … of whose pledges are far too weak) . A time for collective action The focus on climate action also highlights why the SDGs look so different …
Insight, 10 September 2015
Bangladesh: schoolchildren attend lessons at a school located on a boat (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ten lessons on community-based adaptation
Insight, 16 March 2016
Young man pushing a cart with branches.
Q&A: What does the youth inclusion theme at CBA14 have in store?
… group that seeks to mobilise young people to drive environmental change and community development.  He is leading the youth track at next … way ‘youth’ are bundled together in one category. Yes, we might have our younger age in common – but we have different experiences, interests … people offer to local climate action that others can’t? JA: Climate change has deep and far-reaching consequences for everyone – we’re all …
Article, 25 August 2020
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IIED Annual Report 2016/17
… report summarises the institute's activities during the year. The focus of this year's report is impact – how IIED is helping to foster positive change at both local and international scales, and across key research … says: "We hope the stories in this report demonstrate the value of our approach – and the very real differences that IIED and its partners …
Publication, 01 October 2017
Various women holding sickles and working the land
IIED at CBD COP15
… (IPLCs) must be central to delivering the framework and transforming our relationship with nature. IIED is working closely with partners to … areas by 2030 – this will not be possible without IPLCs and a strong focus on equity.  Locally led action must be enabled through equitable … Climate change …
Article, 15 November 2022
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… 70% of climate funding to drive local-level action, holistic climate change planning from the local to the national level, and ensuring … might not sound like the ideal subject for a 95-second video, but our animation about biological diversity in areas beyond national … are threatening tenure security in Ghana. The short film was our most viewed video that was uploaded to YouTube in 2019. 4 Speaking …
Insight, 06 January 2020
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 will focus on "tough talk on poverty and climate"
2015 Development & Climate Days: tough talk on crucial transitions
… – the changes necessary to integrate adaptation to climate change and development. The conference featured a range of high-level … Ousman Jarju, The Gambia's Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Water and Wildlife; and Stephane Hallegate, senior economist at … created by Jorge Martin showing the D&C Days discussions on our Flickr site Watch a one-minute video showing how Martin created the …
Event, 23 November 2015
At CBA12 participants talked about the different ways their cultures create inclusive spaces to reach consensus-based decisions (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
The power of storytelling: can traditions from the past find answers to the climate problem?
… storytelling has long had the power to inspire action and drive change. And this year, the world has put ‘talanoa’ – a Pacific word to … understand why this is working so well, we wanted to deepen our understanding of how, where and when different cultures discuss … a process like talanoa? In the meantime, we want to keep building on our understanding of this highly powerful process. We want to hear from …
Insight, 17 August 2018